[Asmodeus]

"Our forefathers fought a war to break free from that kind of thinking. Rights are self-evident, meaning they don't need the blessing of the national government to exist."

Unfortunately, they didn't specify all of the rights they considered self evident. As just one example of the erosion of Rights since, compare Property Rights then and now.

[savedbygrace]

They didn't specify other Rights because they are SELF evident. Well, self evident to all but lawyers, apparently. (That's a joke, JD. Don't take it so seriously.)